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EAP Transport Level Security (EAP-TLS)

The strongest method of encryption in use today. Requires a certificate-based security environment. This protocol provides for mutual authentication and negotiation of other security protocols.

echo reply packets

Special packets received by computers when network utilities are used. When these packets are received, the connectivity between network devices is verified.

echo request packets

Special packets sent out by ping and other network utilities to establish connectivity (or the lack of connectivity) between computers.

Encrypting File System (EFS)

EFS is unique to Windows products and is a core technology of Windows. It is used to store files in an encrypted format on an NTFS file system.

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